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of the 2005 Voice of Inclusion Medallion presented by the
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NEXT INSTITUTE:
June 24 - June 28, 2008 in Springfield, MA
June 2008
What
is Social Justice?
Adams, Bell and Griffin (1997) define social justice as both a process
and a goal. "The goal of social justice education is full and equal
participation of all groups in a society that is mutually shaped to
meet their needs. Social justice includes a vision of society that is
equitable and all members are physically and psychologically safe and
secure."
What
is the Social Justice Training Institute?
The Social Justice Training Institute provides a forum for the professional and personal development of social justice educators and practitioners to enhance and refine their skills and competencies to create greater inclusion for all members of the campus community.
Founded in 1998 by Jamie Washington, Kathy Obear, Vernon Wall, and Maura Cullen, SJTI provides diversity trainers and practitioners with an intensive laboratory experience where they can focus on their own learning and development to increase their multicultural competencies as social justice educators.
Past participants have found SJTI to be an intense experience designed to deepen understanding of the dynamics of oppression at the individual, group, cultural, and systems levels through the lens of race and racism. During the first few days participants enhance their ability to engage in authentic dialogue about the dynamics of race and racism both across and within racial groups. Through community activities, race caucus work, core group discussions, and exploring the impact of in-the-moment situations that occur during the Institute, participants expand their competencies as social justice educators and change agents. During the final two days of SJTI the focus is to apply the learning from this experience to other areas of oppression.
If you are looking for training tools, exercises or "how to" activities - SJTI might not be for you. While participants do bring articles and activities to share with colleagues, the focus of the institute is on personal work ~ working dynamics of internalized dominance and internalized oppression, and learning to better use yourself as the instrument of change.
Institute
Format
The Social Justice Training Institute will provide an intensive developmental
opportunity for social justice educators to examine the complex dynamics
of RACE AND RACISM and to focus on how to develop their personal competencies
as trainers and practitioners.
Future
Institutes
Another institute will be held in Tucson, AZ in December of 2008.
Information on this institute will be posted after July 1, 2008.
Reference:
Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice: A Sourcebook. Edited by Maurianne
Adams, Lee Anne Bell, and Pat Griffin.
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